VMware View – Windows Pool ‘Stuck’ on Customizing
Nov17

VMware View – Windows Pool ‘Stuck’ on Customizing

KB ID 0000646  Problem While trying to deploy a Windows XP Pool yesterday, I hit upon this problem. Windows 7 works fine, but as soon as I tried to roll out a Windows XP pool, they stopped like this; After a couple of hours, the whole operation timed out, and each machine shows as; Status {Date}{Time} o’clock {Time-Zone}: Customization operation timed out I tried to deploy the pool with both ‘quick prep’ and...

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Stop Windows Asking for a Password after it Locks Itself
Nov17

Stop Windows Asking for a Password after it Locks Itself

KB ID 0000684  Problem By default after a while my Windows 8 laptop ‘Locks itself’ and afterwards it requires a password to unlock it. I don’t want it to do that, I do want to be able to lock it myself, and I don’t want it to log on without a password when I log on. To completely remove the lock screen see, Windows 8 – Disable the ‘Lock Screen’. Solution 1. Move the cursor to the right hand...

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